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Read Article American Gigolo, Fatal Attraction, and the Problem with the Revived Erotic Thriller
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Read Article Apocalypse Now Isn’t Just a Western, It’s the Most Western
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Read Article The New and Improved True Crime
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Read Article In Barry, Redemption Is a Hollywood Fairy Tale
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Read Article The Grotesque (In)Humanity of Succession
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Read Article Succession Is About Hierarchies of Abuse
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Read Article The Complicated 1970s Nostalgia of Poker Face
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Read Article Scream 4 Turned the Franchise’s Cynicism Inwards
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Scream 4 Turned the Franchise’s Cynicism Inwards
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Read Article Cocaine Bear Is a Pre-Packaged Cult Hit
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